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Contents
1 Introduction
Copyright ....................................................................................... 1-4
1.1 Software end user license agreement............................................ 1-5
1.2 Explanation of manual conventions................................................ 1-8
Safety advices................................................................................ 1-8
Sequence of action ........................................................................ 1-8
Tips ................................................................................................ 1-9
Special text markings..................................................................... 1-9
1.3 Operating environment .................................................................. 1-10
System requirements ................................................................... 1-10
Recommended operating environment ....................................... 1-10
1.4 Installing the printer driver ............................................................ 1-10
2 Specifying printer driver settings
2.1 Printer driver settings dialog box.................................................... 2-3
Displaying the settings dialog box................................................. 2-3
Printing Preferences dialog box..................................................... 2-5
Properties dialog box..................................................................... 2-7
2.2 Device Options tab ........................................................................... 2-9
Device Options............................................................................. 2-10
Memory ........................................................................................ 2-10
2.3 Common operations....................................................................... 2-11
Common items............................................................................. 2-11
Easy Set ....................................................................................... 2-12
2.4 Setup tab ......................................................................................... 2-14
Orientation.................................................................................... 2-14
Original Size ................................................................................. 2-15
Edit Custom ................................................................................. 2-17
Output Size .................................................................................. 2-20
Zoom............................................................................................ 2-21
Copy............................................................................................. 2-21
Collate .......................................................................................... 2-22
Paper Source ............................................................................... 2-23
Paper Type................................................................................... 2-24

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Output Method.............................................................................. 2-24
Using secure printing.................................................................... 2-25
Specifying secure printing from the printer driver ........................ 2-25
Printing from the machine............................................................. 2-26
2.5 Layout tab ........................................................................................ 2-28
Combination ................................................................................. 2-29
Combination Details...................................................................... 2-30
Double-sided printing ................................................................... 2-31
2.6 Per Page Setting tab ....................................................................... 2-32
Front Cover Page.......................................................................... 2-33
Front Cover Paper Source ............................................................ 2-33
Media Type ................................................................................... 2-33
2.7 Watermark tab ................................................................................. 2-34
Watermark Select ......................................................................... 2-34
Creating a new watermark............................................................ 2-35
Editing a watermark ...................................................................... 2-37
2.8 Quality tab ........................................................................................ 2-40
Resolution ..................................................................................... 2-40
Adjustment.................................................................................... 2-41
3 Control panel operations
3.1 Printing operations............................................................................ 3-3
Control panel .................................................................................. 3-3
Printer indicator .............................................................................. 3-5
Starting the print operation............................................................. 3-5
Canceling a print job....................................................................... 3-6
Using the manual bypass tray ........................................................ 3-8
Power Save mode......................................................................... 3-10
4 Troubleshooting
4.1 Checking error messages ................................................................ 4-3
4.2 Main error messages ........................................................................ 4-4
4.3 Print data when an error occurs ...................................................... 4-5
With a "MACHINE TROUBLE" error ............................................... 4-5
Temporary errors ............................................................................ 4-5
5 Specifications

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1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this machine.
This manual provides the information required to use this machine as a GDI
printer.
Be sure to read this manual before performing any operations.
For precautions concerning the use and safety of the machine, refer to the
User manual provided with the machine.
Store the CD-ROM and User manual provided with the machine in a safe
place.
Trademarks and copyright
-KONICA MINOLTA, the KONICA MINOLTA logo, and The essentials of
imaging are registered trademarks of KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS,
INC.
-PageScope and bizhub are registered trademarks or trademarks of
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
-Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications
Corporation in the United States and other countries.
-Novell and Novell NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the
United States and other countries.
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or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
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trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United
States and/or other countries.
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-PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company Limited.
-All other product and brand names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.

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Copyright
© 2007 Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Note
-This User manual may not be reproduced in part or in full without
permission.
-Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. will not be held liable for any
incidents caused by using this printing system or User manual.
-Information included in this User manual is subject to change without
notice.
-Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. maintains the copyright of
the printer drivers.

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1.1 Software end user license agreement
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE LICENSE AGREEMENT BELOW BEFORE
OPENING THE PACKAGE OF THIS SOFTWARE ("SOFTWARE"),
DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE. OPENING THE
PACKAGE, OR DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE
SHALL BE DEEMED YOUR LAWFUL ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THEM, DO NOT
DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, USE THE SOFTWARE, NOR OPEN THE PACKAGE.
1. COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
This is a license agreement and not an agreement for sale. Konica Minolta
Business Technologies, Inc.("Konica Minolta") owns, or has been licensed
from other owners ("Konica Minolta Licensor"), copyrights and other
intellectual property rights of the Software, and any and all rights and title to
the Software and any copy made from it are retained by Konica Minolta or
Konica Minolta Licensor. In no event, this Agreement shall be deemed to
assign any copyright and/or any intellectual property rights of the Software
from Konica Minolta or Konica Minolta Licensor to you. The Software is
protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions.
2. LICENSE
Konica Minolta hereby grant to you a non-exclusive and limited license, and
you may:
(i) install and use the Software only on your computer(s) connected with
Konica Minolta product for which this Software is designed;
(ii) allow users of the computers described above to use the Software,
provided that you assure that all such users comply with the terms of this
Agreement;
(iii) use the Software only for your own customary business or personal
purpose;
(iv) make one copy of the Software only for backup purpose in the support
of the normal and intended use of the Software.
(v) transfer the Software to other party by transferring a copy of this
Agreement and all documentation along with the Software, provided that (a)
you must, at the same time, either transfer to such other party or destroy all
your other copies of the Software, (b) such transfer of possession terminates
your license from Konica Minolta, and (c) you must assure that such other
party has agreed to accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If
such other party does not accept such terms and conditions then you shall
not transfer any copy of the Software.

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3. RESTRICTIONS
(1) You shall not without the written consent of Konica Minolta:
(i) use, copy, modify, merge or transfer copies of the Software except as
provided herein;
(ii) reverse engineer, reverse assemble, reverse compile or any other way
analyze the Software; or
(iii) sublicense, rent, lease or distribute the Software or any copy thereof.
(iv) remove, use, or alter any trademark, logo, copyright or other proprietary
notices, legends, symbols or labels in the Software.
(2) You agree that you will not export the Software in any form in violation of
any applicable laws and regulations regarding export control of any country.
4. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
(1) If the Software is furnished on CD-ROM(s) or other tangible object that is
used for storage of digital data (hereinafter collectively "Storage Medium"),
Konica Minolta warrants the Storage Medium to be free from the defects in
material and workmanship under normal use, for a period of ninety (90) days
from the date of delivery to you. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
FOREGOING EXPRESS WARRANTIES APPLICABLE TO STORAGE
MEDIUM ONLY, THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. KONICA MINOLTA, ITS AFFILIATE
COMPANIES AND KONICA MINOLTA LICENSOR DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-
INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
(2) IN NO EVENT WILL KONICA MINOLTA, ITS AFFILIATE COMPANIES NOR
KONICA MINOLTA LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST
DATA, OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM USE OR INABILITY TO
USE THE SOFTWARE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF GOODWILL, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OR ANY
AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN
IF KONICA MINOLTA, ITS AFFILIATE COMPANIES OR KONICA MINOLTA
LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY YOU BASED ON A THIRD PARTY
CLAIM.
(3) The disclaimer of warranty hereunder does not affect your statutory rights.
In case of the disclaimer is not allowed by applicable law, the disclaimer shall
only apply to you to the maximum extent permitted by the law.

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5. TERMINATION
You may terminate this license at any time by destroying the Software and
all your copies of it. This Agreement shall also terminate if you fail to comply
with any terms hereof. Upon such termination, you must immediately destroy
all copies of the Software in your possession.
6. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Japan.
7. SEVERABILITY
In the event that any part or parts of this agreement shall be held illegal or
null and void by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction,
such determination shall not effect the remaining parts of this agreement and
they shall remain in full force and effect as if such part or parts determined
illegal or void had not been included.
8. NOTICE TO US GOVERNMENT END USERS
The Software is a "commercial item," as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R.
2.101 (October 1995), consisting of "commercial computer software" and
"commercial computer software documentation," as such terms are used in
48 C.F.R. 12.212 (September 1995). Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and
48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4 (June 1995), all U.S. Government
End Users shall acquire the Software with only those rights set forth herein.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT,
UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND
CONDITIONS. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE BOUND BY ANY OTHER
STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. NO AMENDMENT
TO THIS AGREEMENT IS EFFECTIVE UNLESS WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY
PROPERLY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH PARTY. BY
OPENING THE PACKAGE, DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR USING THE
SOFTWARE YOU AGREE TO ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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1.2 Explanation of manual conventions
The marks and text formats used in this manual are described below.
Safety advices
6 DANGER
Failure to observe instructions highlighted in this manner may result in
fatal or critical injuries in fact of electrical power.
%Observe all dangers in order to prevent injuries.
7 WARNING
Failure to observe instructions highlighted in this manner may result in
serious injuries or property damage.
%Observe all warnings in order to prevent injuries and to ensure safe use
of the machine.
7 CAUTION
Failure to observe instructions highlighted in this manner may result in
slight injuries or property damage.
%Observe all cautions in order to prevent injuries and to ensure safe use
of the machine.
Sequence of action
1The number 1 as formatted here
indicates the first step of a sequence
of actions.
2Subsequent numbers as formatted
here indicate subsequent steps of a
sequence of actions.
?Text formatted in this style
provides additional assistance.
%Text formatted in this style describes the action that will ensure the
desired results are achieved.
An illustration inserted
here shows what operations
must be performed.

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Tips
2
Note
Text highlighted in this manner contains useful information and tips to
ensure safe use of the machine.
2
Reminder
Text highlighted in this manner contains information that should be
reminded.
!
Detail
Text highlighted in this manner contains references for more detailed
information.
Special text markings
[Stop] key
The names of keys on the control panel are written as shown above.
MACHINE SETTING
Display texts are written as shown above.

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1.3 Operating environment
System requirements
The following environment is required so that the printer driver can be used.
-Intel Pentium 200 MHz
-Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or
later), Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later), Windows Me, or
Windows 98 SE, Windows Vista x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64
Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
-128 MB RAM (Windows XP/Server 2003), 64 MB RAM
(Windows 2000/Me/98 SE)
-USB port compliant with USB Revision 2.0
-CD-ROM/DVD drive
2
Note
The printer driver is not compatible with Windows 95/98/NT 4.0.
Recommended operating environment
Pentium 4/1.6 GHz
256 MB RAM
1.4 Installing the printer driver
%Please refer to the folder "Installation" of the CD.

2Specifying printer driver
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2 Specifying printer driver settings
Descriptions on the printer driver settings available when printing from a
computer are provided below.
2.1 Printer driver settings dialog box
Displaying the settings dialog box
Select the printer in the Printers and Faxes window (the Printers window in
Windows Vista/2000/Me/98 SE), and then display the printer driver settings
dialog box. The settings specified in this dialog box are applied to all
applications.
1Open the Printers and Faxes window (or the Printers window).
– For Windows XP/Server 2003, click the [Start] button, and then
click "Printers and Faxes".
– For Windows Vista, click the [Start] button, click "Control Panel",
click "Hardware and Sound", and then click "Printers".
– For Windows 2000/Me/98 SE, click the [Start] button, point to
"Settings", and then click "Printers".
2In the Printers and Faxes window (or the Printers window), select the
printer icon for this machine.
3Select the command for displaying the printer driver settings dialog
box.
– With Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/2000, right-click the icon for
the installed printer, and then click "Printing Preferences".
– With Windows Me/98 SE, click "Properties" on the "File" menu.

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The following printer driver settings dialog box appears.
2
Note
To change the settings for each job to be printed, click the [Properties]
button (or the [Preferences] button) in the Print dialog box, which appears
when "Print" is clicked in the application. The settings specified in the
dialog box displayed from the Print dialog box are only applied
temporarily, and the settings return to those in the printer driver settings
dialog box when the application is exited.
A program containing specified driver settings can be registered and
recalled when needed by using the Easy Set function. For details on the
Easy Set function, refer to "Easy Set" on page 2-12.
To display the Device Options tab in Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/
2000, right-click the icon for the installed printer in the Printers and Faxes
window (or the Printers window), and then click "Properties".

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Printing Preferences dialog box
Printing settings can be specified from the printer driver settings dialog box.
2
Note
To display the Printing Preferences dialog box in Windows XP/
Server 2003/Vista/2000, right-click the icon for the installed printer in the
Printers and Faxes window (or the Printers window), and then click
"Printing Preferences".
To display the Printing Preferences dialog box in Windows Me/98 SE,
click "Properties" on the "File" menu of the Printers window.

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Tab Item Description
Setup Orientation Select the paper orientation of the document.
Original Size Specify the paper size for the document.
[Edit Custom] button Specify a user-defined paper size.
Output Size Specify the size of paper to be printed on. If this
size is different from the original document size,
the image will automatically be enlarged or re-
duced.
Zoom Specify the enlargement or reduction ratio.
Copy Specify the number of copies to be printed.
Collate Select whether multiple copies of a multi-page
document is to be printed by set or by page.
Paper Source Select the paper drawer that is to be used.
Paper Type Select the type of paper that is to be used.
Output Method Select the output method.
Layout Combination Multiple document pages can be printed together
on a single sheet of paper.
[Combination Details]
button
Settings such as the number of pages printed on
a single sheet of paper and the printing order can
be specified as combination details.
Double Sides Select whether pages are printed double-sided.
Binding Position Select the binding position.
Per Page Set-
ting
Front Cover Page Select whether a document page is printed on the
front cover.
Front Cover Paper
Source
Select the paper drawer loaded with paper for the
front cover.
Media Type Select the type of paper used for the front cover.
Watermark Watermark Select Select whether the document is printed overlap-
ping a watermark (text stamp).
1st Page Only Select if the watermark is printed only on the first
page.
[New] button Create new watermarks.
[Edit] button Change the watermarks.
[Delete] button Delete a watermark.
Quality Resolution Specify the print resolution.
[Adjustment] button Specify the brightness and contrast.
About - Shows the software version information.